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to tlic young wives and daughters, whom they in- tended to appropriate to tlieinselves.

The night fixed upon was one of gaiet}-. The Duteli, ignorant of any approacliing danger, wei'e enjoying themselves at a grand ball given by the Ivesitlent. The pleasure of the evening was at its height, when an old lady, seated in the verandah of her house, wlu'eh was close to that of the Resi- dency, and listening to the nuisic, was suddenly startle(l by the unex})ected ajtpearance of a soldier, who, a))])ai'ent]y nui(;h excited, addressed her, to her great alarm, in a whisper.

" Madame;, I am so glad to ha\e seen some one. 5aid he. " Foi' God's sake send somebody to warn all who arc at th iJi'sideiicv of the apj)roach- uig danger; tell them to leave the house at once, or they will all b.' murdered. I l)e!ong to the party, but I cnuiot do if, I eannot bear to thiid< of it, now the time h;is c()nie."

The ladv, to whom this incoherent spt'cch aj)-

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